3. Package Concepts and Development

• 3.1. Quickstart
  • 3.1.1. Using “cabal init”
  • 3.1.2. Editing the .cabal file
  • 3.1.3. Modules included in the package
  • 3.1.4. Modules imported from other packages
  • 3.1.5. Building the package
  • 3.1.6. Next steps
• 3.2. Package concepts
  • 3.2.1. The point of packages
  • 3.2.2. Package names and versions
  • 3.2.3. Kinds of package: Cabal vs GHC vs system
  • 3.2.4. Unit of distribution
  • 3.2.5. Explicit dependencies and automatic package management
  • 3.2.6. Portability
• 3.3. Developing packages
  • 3.3.1. Creating a package
  • 3.3.2. Package descriptions
  • 3.3.3. Custom setup scripts
  • 3.3.4. Autogenerated modules
  • 3.3.5. Accessing data files from package code
  • 3.3.6. System-dependent parameters
  • 3.3.7. Conditional compilation
  • 3.3.8. More complex packages